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The Christmas Collection

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by: Johnny Cash

Release Date October 30, 2006

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The Christmas Story

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by: Cliff Richard, The Choristers of Exeter Cathedral

Release Date November 19, 2007
This CD is what Christmas is all about. Cliff sounds wonderful and the choristers sing so beautifully. The whole family will love listening to this over and over again throughout the magical festive period.

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Pavarotti and Friends, Vol.2

CD-Charts > Music > Christmas Music
from: Decca

Release Date October 05, 2000
This CD is what Christmas is all about. Cliff sounds wonderful and the choristers sing so beautifully. The whole family will love listening to this over and over again throughout the magical festive period.

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The Best Christmas Album In The World Ever

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by: Various Artists

Release Date October 30, 2000
If you are looking for an album whith a selection of the best Christmas songs, then this is it! This double cd is the best ever collection of our favorite songs for the best holiday of the year!
Published in 1997, this cd contains forty-four (44) songs, which are devided as follows:
Disc 1: 1) John & Yoko - Happy Xmas (war is over), 2) Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime, 3) Wizzard - I wish it could be Christmas every day, 4) Slade - Merry Xmas everybody, 5) Band aid - Do they know it's Christmas?, 6) The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl, A fairytale of New York, 7) Greg Lake - I believe in Father Christmas, 8) Pretenders - 2000 miles, 9) Chris de Burgh - A spaceman came travelling, 10) Frankie goes to Hollywood, - The power of ... Read More:

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The Snowman (Blake)

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by: Original Soundtrack

Release Date November 03, 2003
The Snowman absolutely makes Christmas for me. The bittersweet story always reminds me that nothing is forever; we should cherish the time we have.

Looking in the Children's Xmas songs category, I noticed that this CD was the top result. I'm so happy to see that so many others appreciate this work as much as I do.

CD-Charts Position 146
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Verdi: La Traviata

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from: Classics for Pleasure

Release Date September 21, 1992
Being one of the most frequently performed and recorded operas, La Traviata could well feature several times in the collections of opera enthusiasts. This version of it came into my collection recently, at an absurdly cheap price, and I have happily listed to it many times.

In charge is veteran conductor Tullio Serafin, who leads off with a First Act Prelude that is the best I have ever heard. Victoria de los Angeles is soon heard amid the partying in Act One. She is not at her best here, somehow unable to be convincing as the accepted leader of what might be called the Paris “drop out set”. She is better a little later when teasing Alfredo. The frantic coloratura at the end of Act One requires her to produce high notes ... Read More:

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Charpentier - Te Deum; Messe de Minuit pour Noël

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by: Aradia Ensemble

Release Date November 03, 2003
I was particularly pleased to get this CD because I had just sung in apresentation of Charpentier's 'Messe de Minuit pour Noël' this pastChristmas season and had been really knocked sideways by the piece. I'dnever heard it before but it was love at first run-through, largelybecause it is so unpretentious, so joyous, so bewitching that it wouldtake a heart of stone to dislike it.
Marc-Antoine Charpentier (1643-1704) probably wrote the Messe forChristmas 1694 - three hundred years ago! - using several French carols asits basis. Most of those carols are not well-known to us (although thefirst one used, 'Joseph est bien marié') is pretty familiar), but I canonly imagine that for parishioners of the time the parade of beloved tunesmade the mass a joy ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 148
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Christmas Is Almost Here

CD-Charts > Music > Christmas Music
by: Carly Simon

Release Date November 04, 2002
imagine, Christmas Eve 11pm- bottle of wine, kids in bed and a glorious cd on the stereo- for a perfect Christmas cd this is the one, and Carly does a tremendous vocal on White Christmas, pure genious. This woman should be made Queen of the world.

CD-Charts Position 149
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Britten - A Ceremony of Carols

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from: Naxos

Release Date August 10, 1995
This disc can be recommended enthusiastically to all admirers of Britten's work and also to newcomers. His genius and originality often show up most clearly when he writes for small forces. There are 33 items in total here, twelve in the Ceremony of Carols itself and twelve more songs in the collection entitled 'Friday afternoons' because that was when they were first rehearsed by his brother's pupils. Three others form a single group of settings of the highly individual and atmospheric Walter de la Mare, and the remaining six are isolated compositions from various stages of Britten's life, the Shakespeare number being accurately 'Fancie' and not 'Francie'. The Ceremony itself is set for trebles with a virtuosic harp accompaniment despatched with enormous ... Read More:

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Midnight Clear

CD-Charts > Music > Christmas Music
by: Andreas Vollenweider

Release Date January 15, 2007
Another wonderful CD by Andreas Vollenweider. It is mainly Christmas music, but with his unique interpretation it is one that can be played the rest of the year. We played it first on Christmas Day and were very impressed with it, Carly Simon's voice complements the music so well.